Garment-hanger-supporting mechanism for wardrobe trunks



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1,521,948 w. H. HARRISON GARMENT HANGER SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR WARDROBE TRUNKS Filed Jan. 18, 1924 I So v W JO O 1 Y 5 E? i gjwuenkov IX 6. Haw/A300 I r w 6mm, I I

Patented Ian. 6, 1925.

UNITED .11; if

WADE H. HARRISON, OF PETEBSBURG, VIRGINIA.

Application filed January 18, 1924. Serial No. 687,05l.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WADE H. HARRISON a citizen of the United States, residing at Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Hanger-Suppo-rting Mechanism for Wardrobe Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to the art of wardrobe trunks and has more particular reference to the garment hanger supporting mechanism therefor, the primary object of the present invention being substantially the same as in several other applications filed on even date herewith, that is, to substantially improve and simplify arrangements of this general character.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger supporting means for wardrobe trunks of the hinged top type wherein the means may be removed as a unit and associated with bracket elements secured to one of the walls of the inner side of the door of a closet whereby the garments may be placed therein when the traveler has reached his destination.

I A still further object of this invention is to provide a specific form of garment hanger for use in conjunction with this particular type of hanger supporting means whereby trousers or skirts may be supported directly upon means to which other garments may be detachably associated or whereby the same may be secured thereto in an unfoldedposition when the garment hanger supporting mechanism is positioned within a closet.

Yet another object is to provide in conjunction with said garment hanger supporting mechanism, means whereby the same may be readily removed from the trunk and associated with the brackets in the closet in a quick manner.

With the above and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view of a wardrobe trunk equipped with my improved garment hanger supporting mechanism,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof, taken substantially upon the line 22 of Figure ,1 and looking in a direction indicatedby the arrows, and

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the member rigidly secured to one of the walls or the inner side of the door of a closet whereby the garment hanger supporting mechanism of the present invention may be positioned therein.

Now having particular reference to the drawing wherein there is shown a garment hanger supporting structure to be used in conjunction with wardrobe trunks of the type embodying a casing 5 having at its upper end the usual hinged lid 6, it being well knownin the art that said casing 5 of the trunk has a hinged front wall 7 whereby ready access may behad to the garments supported therein and whereby the same may be easily removed therefrom.

My garment hanger supporting structure per se embodies the provision of a sheet metal strap 8 secured within the casing 5 of the wardrobe trunk and specifically to the rear wall thereof directly at its upper edge, said strap being formed at its opposite ends with forwardly extending portions 9-9 that have close contact with the side walls of the casing portion 5 and are rigidly secured thereto as is the main strap 8 through the medium of rivets: or other suitable fastening means. I

The strap 8 is provided atfpoints adjacent its opposite ends with metal plates or brackets 10-10 that have their central portions struck forwardly as at 1l-11 for providing pockets for the detachable reception of sheet metal fingers 12- 12.

Each of these fingers 12 is rigidly secured to the inner end of a forwardly extending horizontal bar 18 of a length considerably less than the depth of the trunk and to the front end of each of which is secured a plate 1% of sheet metal.

The finger 12 of each bar 13 as well as the plate 14 at the front end thereof extends slightly above the bar for allowing a relatively U-shaped sheet metal bale 15 to be pivotally secured therebetween. Each of these bales 15 is formed intermediate its ends with a finger book 16 whereby when the lid of the trunk 6 is raised said bales 15 13 -13. Intermediate the ends of said bars and pendant therefrom is a sheet metal leg 19 that is fol-fined at its lower end with a slot 20 for the reception of the usual metal hook 21 of a well known form of coat hanger 22. In addition to this said cross bar carries adjaoent its opposite ends pendant spring clasps 2323 whereby after the hangers have been removed as a unit from the trunk, trousers dresses or other articles of wearing apparel may be connected to the hangers through the medium of said clasps. It might be well to herein state that when the hangers are supported within the trunk it is necessary that dresses, trousers, eto., be hung over the cross bars of said hangers in order to allow the same to be so placed within the trunk as not to become wrinkled. The clasps 23-23 of each of the hangers include sheet metal jaws 2%24, Figure 1, that are pivotally secured together through the medium or a relatively long cross pin 25. Each of these cross pins 25 is formed at one end with a downwardly bent portion 26, while at its opposite end the same is bent upwardly as at 27 and then formed with an inwardly extending looped portion 28 where by after the garments have been positioned between the jaws of the clasps the pins 25 may be drawn in a direction toward the left of Figure 2 through the medium of a downwardly bent portion 26 for obviously positioning the looped portion 28 between the jaws for thereby preventing the opening of the same and a consequent disengagement of the garments with respect to said clasps.

' Adapted for use in combination with the main is present garment hanger supporting means for Wardrobe trunks is a horizontal arm 29 that is formed adjacent its opposite ends and upon its upper edge with notches 30-3C. This arm 29 is carried by a bracket plate 31 whereby the same may be rigidly secured within a closet, it being at once obvious that after the traveler has reached his destina tion, the entire number of garments within the trunk may be removed as a unit therefrom by disengaging the lingers 12-l2 of the supporting bars l3-l3 from the brackets within the trunk and this through the medium of the bales l5l5, after which the hooks 16 of these bales may be engaged over the notches 3G30 in the horizontal bar 29 within the closet.

it will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel and efficient form of supporting means for garment hangers to be particularly associated with'trunlrs of the wardrobe type, and even though I have herein set forth the most practicalembodiment of the invention with which I am at this time familiar, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope oi? the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is 2- ii garment hanger support comprising a bail member having parallel end portions, a linger pivoted at the side of one of the end portions, ar plate pivoted at the side of the other end portion of the bail member, said pivots being in alignment with each other and having their axes disposed parallel with the intermediate portion of the bail member, said finger being longer than the plate and a bar connected at its ends with the finger and the plate and being disposed parallel with the aligned axes of the pivots and the intermediateiportion of the bail member.

In testimony whereof I attix my signature.

WADE H. HARRISON. 

